Agenda Item Name:
Title
Amendments to Unified Land Development Code related to Open Space and Development Application Review Requirements
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Presenter:
Jeffrey Hays, AICP 352-374-5249
Description:
Proposed revisions to Open Space provisions and Development Application Review Requirements within the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC).
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Adopt Ordinance 20-XX as proposed
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Prior Board Motions:
NA
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
NA
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Background:
The Board adopted revisions to Policy 5.2 of the Conservation and Open Space Element of the Comprehensive Plan which went into effect in December of 2019. The revisions related to the provision of Open Space in new development require implementation within the ULDC in order that the two documents are consistent regarding this issue. The primary revisions in the Comprehensive Plan related to Open Space were to reduce the requirement from 20% to 10% in new development while removing the allowance for stormwater to be counted towards the Open Space requirement. Additionally, there were more explicit locational requirements added for Open Space provided in new development. Several types of development were exempted from the provision of Open Space entirely including non-residential development and some types of non-clustered Rural/Ag subdivisions.
An additional revision to the Development Review Application Procedures allows applicants within a master planned development where one owner within the development owes back taxes not to be unduly prohibited from the review and approval of a development application.
The Board held a workshop on February 11, 2020 and offered proposed revisions by consensus. The proposed ULDC revisions implement the adopted Comprehensive Plan in a manner that is straightforward for staff, development designers and the public.
Effect on the Cost of Housing
Board policy requires staff to evaluate what effect revisions to the ULDC will have on the immediate cost of housing as well as the long term cost of housing to the homeowner and the public. The new Open Space regulations were designed primarily to keep the existing framework of 10% non-conservation and non-stormwater open space intact for residential developments. There is a possibility that the new locational requirements may effect site designs but overall the amount of developable area should remain largely the same. Therefore staff does not anticipate a short or long term change to the cost of housing to the developer, homeowner, or public due to the proposed amendments.